Would we be happier without online pornography?
A few years ago, men from all over the world began arriving in my website’s forum complaining that they were unable to stop using Internet porn. Google had sent them—perhaps because my site shares information about the effects of sex on the brain. My site, however, is about relationships, not recovery. Yet their obvious distress, and porn’s impact on their relationships, motivated me to welcome them. As I listen, these visitors support each other in the struggle to leave porn behind.
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For longer, more detailed ED accounts see rebooting accounts.
This page includes shorter ED recovery accounts:
Three-month report. Age early twenties. “My penile sensitivity has increased loads, and for the 1st time in all my life, it feels like I’ve lost my virginity.”
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Is intense sexual stimulation tied to unnatural modern conditions? Lots of animals masturbate, but none with the intensity and ejaculation frequency of human males—except when in captivity (according to Leonard Shlain, MD). The current theory is that we humans masturbate more because we can fantasize. A related assumption is that our rather manic masturbation has […]
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is about what it says in the name – your brain and porn. It is maintained by a group effort that includes men who have recovered from internet-porn related problems. It was founded by the late Gary Wilson, a retired anatomy, physiology & pathology teacher (more below). You can contact YBOP admins here. Please do not […]
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This site is secular, although everyone’s views are welcome. It is primarily science-based, and no one here is trying to ban porn. This is not a commercial site. Our proceeds from the book you see go to a registered charity trying to raise awareness about internet porn’s effects. We created the site because we have the resources and the time, and we don’t like people suffering needlessly simply because they lack critical information for improving their circumstances themselves.
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YBOP has produced 5 videos: Your Brain On Porn: The Effects of Internet Porn on the Brain (2015). For a general overview of Internet porn’s effects & rebooting. Porn-induced Erectile Dysfunction (2014). Overview of porn-induced sexual problems & rebooting. Adolescent Brain Meets Highspeed Internet Porn (2013). Delves into the science of sexual conditioning. The Great […]
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This week marks 1 year since I finally admitted I am a sex addict. I am not “just a guy with a bad porn habit”This was a seizmic shift in my consciousness and self identity: when my denial finally cracked and I could see my life had been falling to pieces for a long, long […]
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David Kavanagh, a registered psychotherapist, says new clients are now presenting with obsessions with AI porn. IRISH MEN ARE beginning to seek help for AI porn “addiction”, according to an expert in the area. As the ability to access hardcore porn becomes easier, people are seeking out extreme AI material, psychotherapist David Kavanagh told […]
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Porn addiction has affected nearly 1 in 10 Americans, according to recent data from AddictionResource.net. While 7 percent of all U.S. adults who consume porn who consume porn say they are addicted, the figures differ by gender: approximately 11 percent of men and 3 percent of women self-report an addiction. Why It Matters Porn addiction […]
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